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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy terret, probably dating from the Roman period. Mass: 27.5g; length: 38.3mm; width: 38.1mm; thickness: 10.3mm. The object consists of a portion of a curved loop with an integral sub-rectangular loop on the external edge. When complete, it is likely that the curved loop would have been oval in plan. The curved loop is oval in cross-section. The oval section is angled at about 45 degrees. The thickness of the curved loop tapers from its widest part by the rectangular loop to the broken ends. The rectangular loop have sides that are broadly square in cross-section. The object has a well developed green patina, with some areas chipped and corroded, particularly on the rectangular loop. The breaks do not appear to be recent.
The terret recorded here is very similar to the terret from Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester recorded as LVPL-553944 on the PAS database. A similar terret is recorded from Richborough (see ??Fourth Report on the Excavations of the Roman Fort at Richborough, Kent, 1949, p. 130 and plate XXXVI). | Subjects: | Terret | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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